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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Avail \A*vail"\, v. t. & i.
     See Avale, v. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Avail \A*vail"\, v. i.
     To be of use or advantage; to answer the purpose; to have
     strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the
     object; as, the plea in bar must avail, that is, be
     sufficient to defeat the suit; this scheme will not avail;
     medicines will not avail to check the disease. ``What signs
     avail ?'' --Milton.
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           Words avail very little with me, young man. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Avail \A*vail"\, n.
     1. Profit; advantage toward success; benefit; value; as,
        labor, without economy, is of little avail.
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              The avail of a deathbed repentance.   --Jer. Taylor.
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     2. pl. Proceeds; as, the avails of a sale by auction.
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              The avails of their own industry.     --Stoddard.
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     Syn: Use; benefit; utility; profit; service.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Avail \A*vail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Availed (?); p. pr. & vb.
     n. Availing.] [OE. availen, fr. F. ? (L. ad) + valoir to be
     worth, fr. L. valere to be strong, to be worth. See
     Valiant.]
     1. To turn to the advantage of; to be of service to; to
        profit; to benefit; to help; as, artifices will not avail
        the sinner in the day of judgment.
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              O, what avails me now that honor high ! --Milton.
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     2. To promote; to assist. [Obs.] --Pope.
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     To avail one's self of, to make use of; take advantage of.
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              Then shall they seek to avail themselves of names.
                                                    --Milton.
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              I have availed myself of the very first opportunity.
                                                    --Dickens.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Avail \A*vail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Availed (?); p. pr. & vb.
     n. Availing.] [OE. availen, fr. F. ? (L. ad) + valoir to be
     worth, fr. L. valere to be strong, to be worth. See
     Valiant.]
     1. To turn to the advantage of; to be of service to; to
        profit; to benefit; to help; as, artifices will not avail
        the sinner in the day of judgment.
  
              O, what avails me now that honor high ! --Milton.
  
     2. To promote; to assist. [Obs.] --Pope.
  
     To avail one's self of, to make use of; take advantage of.
  
              Then shall they seek to avail themselves of names.
                                                    --Milton.
  
              I have availed myself of the very first opportunity.
                                                    --Dickens.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Avail \A*vail"\, v. i.
     To be of use or advantage; to answer the purpose; to have
     strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the
     object; as, the plea in bar must avail, that is, be
     sufficient to defeat the suit; this scheme will not avail;
     medicines will not avail to check the disease. ``What signs
     avail ?'' --Milton.
  
           Words avail very little with me, young man. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Avail \A*vail"\, n.
     1. Profit; advantage toward success; benefit; value; as,
        labor, without economy, is of little avail.
  
              The avail of a deathbed repentance.   --Jer. Taylor.
  
     2. pl. Proceeds; as, the avails of a sale by auction.
  
              The avails of their own industry.     --Stoddard.
  
     Syn: Use; benefit; utility; profit; service.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Avail \A*vail"\, v. t. & i.
     See Avale, v. [Obs.] --Spenser.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  avail
       n : a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"
           [syn: help, service]
       v 1: use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available
            resources"
       2: be of use to, be useful to; "It will avail them to dispose
          of their booty"
       3: take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office
          supplies" [syn: help]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  avail
     n.
     effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in
  negative constructions). (from 15th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive often reflexive) To turn to the advantage of.
     2 (lb en transitive) To be of service to.
     3 (lb en transitive) To promote; to assist.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve
  the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to
  accomplish the object.
     5 (lb en India Africa elsewhere proscribed) To provide; to make
  available; to use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available
  resource).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  avail
     n.
     effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in
  negative constructions). (from 15th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive often reflexive) To turn to the advantage of.
     2 (lb en transitive) To be of service to.
     3 (lb en transitive) To promote; to assist.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve
  the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to
  accomplish the object.
     5 (lb en India Africa elsewhere proscribed) To provide; to make
  available; to use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available
  resource).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  avail
     n.
     effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in
  negative constructions). (from 15th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive often reflexive) To turn to the advantage of.
     2 (lb en transitive) To be of service to.
     3 (lb en transitive) To promote; to assist.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve
  the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to
  accomplish the object.
     5 (lb en India Africa elsewhere proscribed) To provide; to make
  available; to use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available
  resource).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  avail
     n.
     effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in
  negative constructions). (from 15th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive often reflexive) To turn to the advantage of.
     2 (lb en transitive) To be of service to.
     3 (lb en transitive) To promote; to assist.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve
  the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to
  accomplish the object.
     5 (lb en India Africa elsewhere proscribed) To provide; to make
  available; to use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available
  resource).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  avail
     Englanti n.
     1 hyöty, apu
     2 (monikollinen) tulot
     Englanti vb.
     (vanha) hyödyttää, auttaa, olla hyötyä ''(jollekulle)''

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  avail
     Engelska n.
     nytta
     Engelska vb.
     1 gagna, hjälpa; vara till nytta
     2 tjäna till

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  avail /ɐvˈeɪl/
  baat

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Avail /ɐvˈeɪl/
  انفع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  avail //əˈveɪl// 
  1. облага, полза
  benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success
  2. печалба, средства
  proceeds

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  avail //əˈveɪl// 
  1. допринасям, допринеса, послужа, служа
  to be of service to
  2. от полза съм, помагам, помогна
  to be of use (intransitive)
  3. подпомагам, подпомогна, помагам, помогна
  to promote; to assist
  4. от полза съм, подпомагам, помагам
  to turn to the advantage of

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  avail /ɐvˈeɪl/ 
  využít

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  avail /ɐvˈeɪl/ 
  prospěch

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  avail /ɐvˈeɪl/ 
  výtěžek

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  avail /ɐvˈeɪl/ 
  helfen 
   see: availing, availed
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  avail /ɐvˈeɪl/
  
  όφελος, χρησιμεύω, ωφελώ

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  avail //əˈveɪl// 
  1. hyöty
  benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success
  2. tulot, tuotto
  proceeds

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  avail //əˈveɪl// 
  1. auttaa, hyödyttää
  to be of service to
  2. hyödyttää, onnistua
  to be of use (intransitive)
  3. edistää
  to promote; to assist
  4. hyödyntää, käyttää hyväkseen
  to turn to the advantage of

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  avail /ɐvˈeɪl/ 
  1. लाभ उठाना, प्राप्ति
        "Students are encouraged to avail the library facility provided by the college authorities."
        "विद्यार्थीयों को कालेज प्रशासन द्वारा दी गयी पुस्तकालय की सुविधा का लाभ उठाने के लिए प्रोत्साहित किया जाता है."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  avail /ɐvˈeɪl/ 
  1. लाभ~उठाना
        "Why don't you avail the bus facility available in your school."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  avail /ɐvˈeɪl/
  biti od koristi, dobitak, korist, koristiti, koristiti se, pomoći, služiti

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  avail /ɐvˈeɪl/
  1. hasznosság
  2. haszon

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  avail /ɐvˈeɪl/
  essere utile, giovare, servire, utilizzare

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  avail //əˈveɪl// 
  nytte
  benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  avail /əˈveɪl/
   1.  avail oneself of sth (avail V: PROREFL :of)
   - skorzystać z czegoś
   2.  of no avail (:of :no :avail)
   - bez skutku

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  avail /əveil/
  aprovechar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  avail //əˈveɪl// 
  1. duga
  to be of use (intransitive)
  2. nyttja
  to turn to the advantage of

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  avail /ɐvˈeɪl/
  1. yarar, fayda, kâr
  2. yaramak, ise yaramak, faydası olmak. of no avail  beyhude, boşuna. to avail oneself of  yararlanmak, -den istifade etmek.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əˈveɪɫ/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  AVAIL. Profits of land; hence tenant paravail is one in actual possession,
  who makes avail or profits of the land. Ham. N. P. 393.
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  105 Moby Thesaurus words for "avail":
     abet, account, advance, advantage, aid, answer, applicability,
     appositeness, appropriateness, assist, bail out, be equal to,
     be handy, be of use, bear, bear a hand, befriend, behalf, behoof,
     benefit, benison, bestead, blessing, boon, break no bones, comfort,
     convenience, do, do good, do it, do no harm, do the trick, doctor,
     ease, favor, fill, fill the bill, fitness, fulfill, gain, get by,
     give a boost, give a hand, give a lift, give good returns,
     give help, go around, good, hack it, help, hold, interest, just do,
     lend a hand, lend one aid, make the grade, meet, meet requirements,
     pass, pass muster, pay, pay off, percentage, point, proffer aid,
     profit, protect, qualify, rally, reach, reclaim, redeem, relevance,
     relieve, remedy, render assistance, rescue, restore, resuscitate,
     revive, satisfy, save, serve, serve the purpose, service,
     serviceability, set up, stand, stand up, stretch, succor, suffice,
     suitability, take in tow, take it, use, usefulness, value, welfare,
     well-being, work, work for, world of good, worth, yield a profit
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 有用,有利;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vi. 有用,有利
     vt. 有利于
     n. 效用,利益

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